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[ESPN Page 2] Rockets with the best offseason move so far

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by chuichuitrain, Aug 4, 2005.

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  1. chuichuitrain

    chuichuitrain Member

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    Didn't see this posted yet, it's from Bill Simmons' Page 2 column about the NBA offseason thus far. Nice tidbit about the Rockets:

    "To my favorite summer signing: Houston grabbing Stro Swift for the mid-level exception. Now he can finally play 35-40 minutes a game and concentrate on the three things he does best -- running, jumping and dunking. Perfect team for him. Considering they played Juwan Howard, Clarence Weatherspoon, Scott Padgett, Vin Baker, Ryan Bowen and Julie Bowen at power forward last season, you could make a case that this was the single-biggest upgrade by any contender. In fact, I think I just did."



    Here's the rest of the article:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050804&num=0


    (I also like the fact that he compares Brian Scalabrine to other high energy white guys and lists TWO of our very own: Padgett and Bowen)
     
    #1 chuichuitrain, Aug 4, 2005
  2. tim562

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    We sure did have the best offseason move....I agree completely.
     
    #2 tim562, Aug 4, 2005
  3. W-Mac

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    Got to keep looking to get better. Anytime we have a chance to improve our club, we have to explore it......Jay Williams for cheap??? :D
     
    #3 W-Mac, Aug 4, 2005
  4. vtkp99

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    Scott Padgett ?? when did he write this article ?
    but yeah i agree with him on the best offseason move
     
    #4 vtkp99, Aug 4, 2005
  5. Do WHAT?

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    #5 Do WHAT?, Aug 4, 2005
  6. GRENDEL

    GRENDEL Contributing Member

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    I think some writer are starting to see that the Roxs are on track to have a breakout season.
     
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  7. DarkHorse

    DarkHorse Contributing Member

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    And somewhere, on a Denver Nuggets message board, someone just posted about how ESPN never gives them any respect.
     
    #7 DarkHorse, Aug 4, 2005
  8. smoothie

    smoothie Jabari Jungle

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    swift will prove to be the best move of the offseason. not by his own production, but by how much he improved our team and for the price we got him at.
     
    #8 smoothie, Aug 4, 2005
  9. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    Some of these writers need to be drug tested. We have Julie Brown playing power foward (I guess she's Bruce's wife). And in another article we had Damon Brown as a 3-point specialist for the Heat.
     
    #9 Dr of Dunk, Aug 4, 2005
  10. count_dough-ku

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    I'm assuming he was referring to Julie Bowen of Happy Gilmore/Ed/Boston Legal(this fall) fame.
     
    #10 count_dough-ku, Aug 4, 2005
  11. kaleidosky

    kaleidosky Your Tweety Bird dance just cost us a run

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    whaddya mean? Padgett played plenty of 4 for us last year.. more than Spoon at least
     
    #11 kaleidosky, Aug 4, 2005
  12. GRENDEL

    GRENDEL Contributing Member

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    I thought he was talking about

    Downtown Julie Brown

    [​IMG]

    Didn't we sign her to a 10 day contract? :D
     
    #12 GRENDEL, Aug 4, 2005
  13. francis 4 prez

    francis 4 prez Contributing Member

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    i'm pretty sure julie bowen was a sarcastic comment playing off of ryan bowen (who he already mentioned) just to show how many sorry guys we had playing pf at some point last year.
     
    #13 francis 4 prez, Aug 4, 2005
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    What was his take on the high energy black guys?
     
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  15. GRENDEL

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    I thought she did a pretty good job on Dirk for the first couple of games of that playoff series.... :)
     
    #15 GRENDEL, Aug 4, 2005
  16. m_cable

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    Um guys, it's a joke. And btw, Julie Bowen is hot.

    Carry on.
     
    #16 m_cable, Aug 4, 2005
  17. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    Nevermind - I didn't even notice it was a Bill Simmons column. I can't take it seriously anymore. :)
     
    #17 Dr of Dunk, Aug 4, 2005
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    Agree, if she is the one who played in the movie about Perseus and Andromeda -- oops, my bad. That was "Clash of the Titans" with Judi Bowker.
     
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    This article is false. I never saw Vin Baker play as a Rocket!
     
    #19 tinman, Aug 4, 2005
  20. harumph

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    I like Bill Simmons' articles, and most other "Page 2" commentators (RIP Hunter S. Thompson). They're almost always a good read & quite funny. Not to be confused with some "seriuos" journo, but still one of the better things on espn.
     
    #20 harumph, Aug 4, 2005
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